Isle of Wight Street Pastors

Our first Isle of Wight Street Pastors newsletter is now available.

You can download a version for on screen reading  from here, or obtain a printed copy or high resolution version to print at home by contacting David, SP co-ordinator.

The newsletter is the first in a series of biannual publications which will help keep you up to date with . . . → Read More: First Newsletter out now

Since May 22nd 2009 until 31st December 2009 we have done 38 nights out on the streets of Ryde, Cowes and Newport. This equates to 970 man/ woman hours . We have had 134 meaningful conversations and been involved in 33 tense or challenging situations. We have given away hundreds of pairs of flip flops and . . . → Read More: Less Crime in Ryde

We have had requests for a poster and leaflet for churches and other organisations that want to show their support of Street Pastors.  So here they are!

You can now download an A5 leaflet (set up two to an A4 page for easy printing) or a poster (suitable for A4 or A3 printing) to display or hand out.

They are . . . → Read More: Downloadable Poster & Flyer

OK, I’m really only posting this because I like alliteration.   That aside I thought you should know the lengths that our SP co-ordinator will go to to prove he has no fear.  David and I were part of a trip to Germany with 19 teenagers (scary enough already if you ask me) travelling to Dresden for . . . → Read More: Death Defying David’s Deutsch Daring Do

Since the commissioning service on May 22nd there has been a team out on the streets of Ryde every Friday night. We have gradually been extending our patrolling hours and now we are out until 2.30-3.00 am. Not only have we done all these nights we have also helped at Ryde Regatta, done 3 nights at . . . → Read More: Honoured and Humbled

Title: Sunday BuzzLocation: Parish Hall, Victoria Road, FreshwaterDescription: Dave Ouston, the organiser of the Street Pastors in the Isle of Wight, will be leading a worship time, and will talk about the work of the Street Pastors.

Details from Ros and Robin 755515 or Doreen 754946Start Time: . . . → Read More: Sunday Buzz

Title: Information Evening
Description: Come and find out more about Street Pastors, what they do and how the scheme is about to grow. Whether you’re interested in volunteering as a Street Pastor, becoming a Prayer Pastor, finding out how you can support the scheme or you just want to know what’s going on, come along and . . . → Read More: Information Evening

Street Pastors is all about making our streets better, safer places to be, protecting the vulnerable and being a listening ear for those that need to talk.  We rely on voluntary donations to keep our valuable work going, and to keep growing.

We are now urgently seeking 100 people who would be prepared to commit to giving . . . → Read More: Help IOW Street Pastors – become 1 of the 100

Hi, excellent evening on Friday 29th May. The opening of Olivios in Union street was awesome. Thanks Aaron for the great conversation. Flip flops were handed out, chocolates were devoured. We hope John found somewhere to sleep that night.

Looking forward to the . . . → Read More: Friday 29th

Last week was amazing as 22 Street pastors hit the streets of Ryde. Excellent feedback from the public and lots of great conversations. Our first small team evening tonight and the sun is shining and all is well with the world. Will keep you posted on how . . . → Read More: Hitting the streets